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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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